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Read. Follow. Verify.SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2024
Last action · May 24, 2024: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.Sponsor: Joseph Morelle
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill reauthorizes and updates the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program through 2029. It expands the program's focus to include cancer prevention, services, and efforts to reduce health disparities, while authorizing $275 million in annual funding.
The bill authorizes $275 million in annual federal funding for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to support breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for eligible populations.
Who It Would Affect
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State health departments
State agencies receiving federal grants must align their programs with new requirements for patient navigation and evidence-based screening strategies.
High-risk populations
The program is explicitly tasked with reducing disparities in cancer incidence and mortality for these groups.
Key Facts
- Authorizes $275 million in annual appropriations for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
- Expands program goals to include cancer prevention, not just detection and control.
- Adds requirements for states to implement patient navigation and evidence-based strategies to increase screening rates.
- Mandates that the program focus on reducing disparities in cancer incidence and mortality among high-risk populations.
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- Updates reporting requirements to Congress from an annual basis to a 5-year cycle.
- Requires that screening and diagnostic services be provided based on national recommendations.
- Removes specific subsections (d) from sections 1501 and 1503 of the Public Health Service Act.
- Updates the committee name for reporting purposes to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Shift to Prevention
The bill explicitly expands the program's scope from 'detection and control' to 'prevention, detection, and control,' marking a broader public health approach.
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